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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC03523.14.25 |
| From Archive Folder | Collection of Dolphus Damuth, D company, 29th regiment, Wisconsin, infantry |
| Title | Dolphus Damuth to parents, brothers, and sisters writes to tell them he has survived the Battle of Champion Hill and reports the number of men in his regiment who were killed |
| Date | 19 May 1863 |
| Author | Damuth, Dolphus (fl. 1839-1913) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Writes quickly to tell his family that he has survived "another hard fought Battle." Lists the many soldiers from his company who have been killed. His division has lost a total of 1,300 men. The battle was fought on 16 May and the men have stayed to bury the dead. Postscript from 20 May locates Damuth "on Black River by the Rail Road Bridge." |
| Subjects | Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Soldier's Letter Battle Battle of Champion Hill Children and Family Death Infrastructure Confederate States of America |
| Place written | Champion Hills, Mississippi |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family; Health & Medicine |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | The battle of Champion Hill, a Union victory, took place on 16 May 1863. Union forces under the command of Ulysses S. Grant attacked a column of Confederate troops and captured ground necessary to the success of the Vicksburg campaign. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Civil War: Theater of War | Main Western Theater |
| Civil War: Unit | 29th Wisconsin Infantry, D company |